William "Bill" Charles
1933 — 2021
Bill Charles, 87, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021, from cancer at HopeWest Hospice. Bill was born on May 5, 1933 in Montrose, Colorado to John and Nora (Paxton) Charles. Bill married Cathy Charles (Smith) "my million dollar wife... and that's after taxes", on June 21, 1954. They were married 66 years. Bill grew up in Montrose and Ouray. He played basketball and football for Ouray High School, graduating in 1951. He worked at the Idarado Mine in Ouray until he was drafted into the United States Army in 1953. He served as a radar technician in Thule, Greenland until his honorable discharge in 1955. He returned to Ouray and work at the Campbird Mine as a lab technician. He later...